Spring 2015 JFF Power Rankings #9 – Regular Season Wrap-Up

The JFF Madden NFL Online League recently concluded it’s eleventh Regular Season this past Friday. Now, twelve teams (6 in the AFC Conference playoffs and 6 in the NFC Conference playoffs) will compete with each other to see who will represent the AFC Conference and the NFC Conference in JFF Super Bowl XI.

First, let’s take a look back at the past ten seasons:

Fall / Winter 2002-03 Season

Edition of EA Sports Madden NFL used: Madden NFL 2003
#1 Team in the Final Regular Season Power Rankings: N/A(Power Rankings were not used during this season)
Team(s) with the best Regular Season Record: JFF Denver Broncos 12-4-0 (Eddie “The Dean” Yancy)
JFF Super Bowl I Champion: JFF San Francisco 49ers 10-6-0 (Beau “ShowBiz” Carney)

General Comments: During the inaugural season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League, there were only six teams in the league which started in mid-October of 2002 and ended in early February of 2003. San Francisco had as many as four different Owner / Coaches, and Denver had as many as three different Owner / Coaches. “The Dean” was the favorite to win the first Super Bowl, but the surprising JFF 49ers executed two “upset” victories on their way to a 24-21 victory over the JFF Broncos in JFF Super Bowl I

General Comments: During the second season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League, the league membership increased from six members to sixteen members, and the league had eight teams in the ‘Eastern’ Conference and the ‘Western’ Conference (the four divisions and two conferences were based on Time Zones). There were four teams in the West Division, four teams in the Midwest Division, four teams in the Mideast Division, and four teams in the East Division.

The two most dominant teams during the Regular Season were the JFF Denver Broncos (15-0-1) in the Western Conference (Midwest Division), and the JFF San Francisco 49ers (15-1-0) in the Eastern Conference (East Division). Neither of those two teams ever really experienced a close, competitive game. The JFF Broncos defeated the JFF 49ers 42-14 in their one Regular Season match-up.

During the playoffs, Wacavelli’s JFF Broncos earned a berth in JFF Super Bowl II by claiming the Western Conference Championship with a 35-24 victory over Jody M. a.k.a. “Musashi” and his JFF Minnesota Vikings. The surprise was over in the Eastern Conference where Alan C. a.k.a. “Air Attack” and his JFF St. Louis gained a measure of ‘revenge’ over two teams that had defeated him in the Regular Season (JFF Titans and JFF Seahawks), and then G.A. Regular, Owner / Coach of the JFF 49ers, went “AWOL” for a few days, so Air earned a 2-0 forfeit in the Eastern Conference Championship.

Air’s JFF Rams held Wacavelli’s JFF Broncos to 7 points at Halftime, but could not generate any offensive productivity and ended up losing 21-0 in JFF Super Bowl II. To this day, Air’s JFF Rams had the worst Regular Season record (8-8-0) of any team to advance to the Super Bowl.

General Comments: The third season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League was the first season to play competitive league games on the All-Pro level of difficulty instead of the All-Madden level of difficulty. The league membership increased from 16 members to 24 members, and there were six divisions of four teams each for the first time (the West Division, Southwest Division, Midwest Division, Mideast Division, Southeast Division, and East Division).

Even though Wacavelli was the defending JFF Super Bowl Champion, he was not considered the favorite to win the Super Bowl during this season, even though Wacavelli’s team was the highest scoring offense in the league. Wacavelli’s JFF Saints did not have as many “decisive” blowout type victories that his JFF Broncos had during the Spring 2003 season, but they still finished as the #2 Seed in the Western Conference.

In the Eastern Conference, Eddie “The Dean” Yancy and his JFF Tennessee Titans (12-4-0) had a league-record nine shut-out victories during the Regular Season, and they allowed the least points defensively of any team in the league, on their way to earning the #2 Seed in the Conference behind Mike B’s JFF Chiefs who finished 14-2-0.

The biggest upset of the playoffs was ShowBiz’s JFF Eagles knocking off Top Dawg’s #1 Seed JFF Buccaneers 31-20 in the Divisional Round of the Western Conference playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, The Dean’s JFF Titans knocked off Air Attack’s JFF Rams 34-3 and Mike B’s #1 Seeded JFF Chiefs 34-31 OT.

In the second appearance for both league members in the JFF Super Bowl, it was Wacavelli’s JFF Saints who were victorious over The Dean’s JFF Titans 35-14 in JFF Super Bowl III.

General Comments: During the fourth season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League, the league membership actually dropped for the first time (from 24 league members down to 20 league members). There were four divisions of five teams each (the West Division and Midwest Division in the Western Conference and the Mideast Division and East Division in the Eastern Conference).

If league members thought that Wacavelli’s JFF Broncos dominated the league during the Spring 2003 season, Curtis K. a.k.a. “The Natural” and his JFF Titans dominated his opponents in an even more decisive fashion than even Wacavelli had done. The lowest margin of victory The Natural’s JFF Titans ever had during the Spring 2004 Regular Season was 21 points, but he won some games by as much as 60 or more points.

The even bigger surprise happened in the Western Conference, where The Natural’s friend and classmate named Lonnie G., who went by the nickname, “The Roommate,” ended up surprising a lot of his opponents and finished with a 13-3-0 Regular Season record.

In the playoffs, The Natural dominated all of his opponents in the Eastern Conference (including a 100-10 victory over Air’s JFF Rams in the Eastern Conference Championship where St. Louis was intercepted 12 times during the game) and The Roommate ended Wacavelli’s 2-season reign as Champion with a 52-37 victory in the Western Conference Championship.

Unfortunately for both Conference Champions, the Super Bowl was first postponed, and then later canceled completely because of scheduling violations committed by the Super Bowl participants. To this day, this remains the only season where a Super Bowl Champion was not crowned.

Fall 2004 Season

Edition of EA Sports Madden NFL used: Madden NFL 2005
#1 Team in the Final Regular Season Power Rankings: JFF New York Giants (Michael “Cadillac” Porterfield)
Team(s) with the best Regular Season Record: JFF Minnesota Vikings 15-1-0 (Justin “Wacavelli” Acton)
JFF Super Bowl V Champion: JFF New York Giants

General Comments: The fifth season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League was the first season that had as many as 32 human users at the beginning of the season that gave the league a real, authentic “NFL-like” feel to it. No longer was there a Western Conference and Eastern Conference (which was more like the NBA than the NFL), but instead there were eight divisions of four teams each just like the real NFL.

As many as five teams in the league finished with a 14-2-0 record or better: Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings finished 15-1-0, Cadillac’s JFF N.Y. Giants, Mike Harley’s JFF Browns, Air Attack’s JFF Falcons, and The Roommate’s JFF Texans all finished 14-2-0. Probably no less than one-third of the league membership was from the Chicago metropolitan area.

Also, this season, the JFF League Commissioner received his most generous stipend to date: $1,400.00 for running the league, which at the time, was the highest amount of compensation ever received by a Madden NFL Online League Commissioner in the country.

There was at least one major upset in the NFC Conference during the playoffs, and two upsets in the AFC Conference. In the NFC, Troy Perry a.k.a. “Chefshow2” and his JFF New Orleans Saints knocked off Air Attack’s JFF Atlanta Falcons, the second-best rushing team in the league, 38-35 in the NFC Wild-Card Round. The #3 Seeded JFF Falcons had defeated the #6 Seeded JFF Saints twice in the Regular Season.

Over in the AFC Conference, Claude Connor and his JFF Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6-0) pulled off two upsets: One, in the AFC Wild-Card Round when they had Anthony “Big Dose” Rhodes’ JFF Oakland Raiders 32-3 at Halftime, and Big Dose quit the contest within the first minute of the 3rd Quarter; Next, in the AFC Divisional Round, Claude’s JFF Steelers – the top rushing team in the league – knocked off The Roommate’s more heavily favored JFF Texans 23-20 in Overtime.

In the NFC Conference Championship, Cadillac’s JFF N.Y. Giants defeated Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings 30-13 and in the AFC Conference Championship, Mike Harley’s JFF Cleveland Browns defeated Claude’s JFF Steelers 27-7. In JFF Super Bowl V, Cadillac’s JFF N.Y. Giants got the best of Mike Harley’s JFF Browns 41-14. The JFF paid out approximately $1,500.00 in monetary rewards that season, which is the highest amount of cash rewards ever in the league to date.

General Comments: The sixth season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League was the second season in a row to start the season with as many as 32 league members. The JFF League Commissioner earned another generous stipend for his services ($1,100.00) and the playoff payout was the second highest in league history to date.

In the NFC, everyone wanted to see the “rematch” between Cadillac’s JFF New York Giants and Wacavelli’s JFF Minnesota Vikings. During the Fall 2004 season, Cadillac’s JFF N.Y. Giants got the best of Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings in both their Regular Season match-up and during the playoffs. During the Fall 2005 season, Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings won their Regular Season match-up, but Cadillac had boldly predicted that he would win their rematch if the two teams met in the playoffs for the second year in a row.

In the playoffs, the much anticipated ‘rematch’ between Cadillac and Wacavelli did indeed take place in the NFC Divisional Round, and boy oh boy was it a good one. Cadillac’s JFF N.Y. Giants raced out to a 23-7 lead and a 30-10 lead over Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings, but then Minnesota slowly but surely stormed back and ended up knocking off the defending JFF Super Bowl Champions 38-30. In the NFC Conference Championship, Wacavelli’s JFF Vikings defeated his good friend Beau “ShowBiz” Carney and his JFF Eagles (14-2-0) 36-22.

Similar to Air Attack’s upset run in the playoffs during the Spring 2003 season and Claude Connor’s upset run during the Fall 2004 playoffs, Glenn “n9tmre” Gates and his JFF Buffalo Bills had a tremendous run that fell a few points short in the Super Bowl. First, n9tmre’s #6 Seeded JFF Bills knocked off the more favored #3 Seeded Big Tone’s JFF Cleveland Browns 45-43; then, in the next round, the JFF Bills upset the AFC favorite and #1 Seed JFF Jacksonville Jaguars 14-7; then finally, in the AFC Conference Championship, the JFF Bills pulled off their third upset victory in a row by getting the best of Mike Harley’s #5 Seeded JFF New England Patriots 37-14. It was the first time in league history that a #6 Seed played a #5 Seed in a Conference Championship game, and also the first time in league history that a #6 Seed made it all the way to the JFF Super Bowl.

General Comments: The seventh season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League was the third season in a row to start Week One of the Regular Season with as many as 32 league members. The JFF League Commissioner’s stipend was reduced, but it still was more than most Online League Commissioners earned ($750.00). This was the second time that the league had as many as three former JFF Super Bowl Champions (Cadillac, ShowBiz, and Wacavelli).

The two top teams in the NFC Conference were The Natural’s undefeated JFF 49ers and Florida Boi’s JFF N.Y. Giants (13-2-1). Other teams that were highly competitive in the NFC were ShowBiz’s JFF Eagles (13-3-0), Top Dawg’s JFF Buccaneers (11-5-0), Ato a.k.a. “Da Kang” and his JFF Lions (11-5-0), and The Roommate’s JFF Packers (10-6-0).

In the AFC, the top teams were the JFF Cleveland Browns (15-1-0) led by the Owner / Coach “Banks,” and the JFF Indianapolis Colts (14-2-0) led by a league member named “Brandon.” Other teams in contention in the playoffs in the AFC were Wacavelli’s JFF San Diego Chargers (13-3-0), Cadillac’s JFF Baltimore Ravens (10-5-1), Shammond’s JFF N.Y. Jets (10-6-0), and Big Hub’s JFF Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-0).

During the playoffs, the JFF 49ers knocked off the JFF Packers and the JFF N.Y. Giants in the NFC on their way to JFF Super Bowl VII. In the AFC, the JFF Chargers defeated the JFF Steelers, the JFF Colts, and the JFF Browns en route to Wacavelli’s fourth appearance in the JFF Super Bowl. Wacavelli ended up experiencing his first loss ever in the Super Bowl, losing to The Natural’s JFF 49ers 62-48. The Natural’s JFF 49ers had also defeated Wacavelli’s JFF Chargers 30-24 in a Regular Season match-up in Week Sixteen.

General Comments: After a six-and-a-half year long span of inactivity, The JFF Madden NFL Online League was resurrected in March 2013 and lasted until late June 2013. The league played on the All-Pro level of difficulty for only the second time in eight seasons, and this was the first time since the Fall / Winter 2002-03 season where no entry fee was required of the league members. What was interesting about this season is that the League Commissioner allowed a number of league members to play with as many as two teams instead of one, but they were only allowed to participate in the Conference playoffs with one team. This was also the first season that the league allowed human user vs. CPU-controlled teams via the EA Sports Connected Franchise Mode. Week One started with 16 league members.

For the first time in league history, two teams completed the Regular Season with an undefeated record (JFF N.Y. Giants and JFF Texans). Each team only had one or two games that were close and competitive, while they defeated all of their other opponents in very decisive fashion.

Two teams in the NFC Conference finished 15-1-0 (JFF Buccaneers and JFF Lions), but both suffered a blowout defeat in their lone loss (the JFF N.Y. Giants defeated the JFF Bucs 75-20 in Week Two and the JFF Texans defeated the JFF Lions 70-35 in Week Twelve). Two other NFC teams that were competitive were Air Attack’s JFF 49ers (11-5-0) and Henry J’s JFF Packers (11-5-0).

In the AFC Conference, the second best team behind Pasadena Soldier’s JFF Texans was Anthony “Big Dose” Rhodes and his JFF Baltimore Ravens (12-4-0). During the Regular Season, Baltimore was one of two teams to give Houston a close, competitive game (the JFF Texans defeated the JFF Ravens 52-49 in Week Seven), but they lost decisively to the JFF N.Y. Giants (70-0 in Week Sixteen).

In the NFC Conference playoffs, Mike Ruiz’s JFF N.Y. Giants defeated Air Attack’s JFF 49ers 21-16 in the Divisional Round and then later defeated Top Dawg’s JFF Buccaneers 38-21 in the NFC Conference Championship. In the AFC Conference playoffs, the upstart JFF Bengals surprised Big Dose’s more favored JFF Ravens 34-31, and Big Dose quit the Divisional Round contest with less than a minute remaining in the game. Pasadena Soldier’s JFF Texans knocked off the JFF Bills 42-20 in the Divisional Round, and then defeated the JFF Bengals 51-7 in the AFC Conference Championship.

In JFF Super Bowl VIII, Pasadena Solder’s undefeated JFF Texans defeated the previously undefeated JFF N.Y. Giants 37-31 in Overtime. It was the first time in league history that two undefeated teams met in the JFF Super Bowl.

General Comments: The ninth season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League was filled with controversies, disputes, lighthearted as well as more serious-toned ‘trash talk,’ and a number of league members who left the league within the first three weeks of the season because they did not like a lot of the gameplay rules and trading guidelines. The league started off with 29 league members, but six members left by no later than Week Two, and another league member got booted for violating the trading guidelines leaving 22 active league members at the beginning of Week Four (13 in the NFC and 9 in the AFC). This was only the third season in the history of the league that did not require an entry fee.

In the AFC, the top teams were Cliff’s JFF Ravens (16-0-0), Air Attack’s JFF Colts (15-1-0), Damian Parsons’ JFF Patriots (13-3-0) and Cadillac’s JFF Titans (12-3-1). Another league member, Anthony Magee a.k.a. “Big Tone” was highly competitive in the first fifteen weeks of the season, but ended up being booted out of the league after repeatedly accusing Air Attack of “cheating” in the league’s GroupMe Chat Room (Big Tone accused Air of having someone else play his second of two AFC South division games because Big Tone’s JFF Texans won the first match-up with the JFF Colts 35-13, but in their much anticipated rematch, Air’s JFF Colts had Big Tone’s JFF Texans down 49-12 at the beginning of the 4th Quarter before Big Tone abruptly quit the game). Big Tone’s dismissal allowed Big Dose’s JFF Cincinnati Bengals to claim the #6 Seed in the AFC playoffs.

In the NFC, Pasadena Soldier was initially the favorite, but he ended up quitting after Week Five because he claimed he was “too busy” to continue with his own league and The JFF. Soldier and Big Tone had engaged in a lot of back-and-forth trash talk in the league’s GroupMe Chat Room leading up to their Week Six inter-conference match-up. After Soldier’s departure, the top teams in the NFC were Top Dawg’s JFF Buccaneers (16-0-0), Mike Ruiz’s JFF N.Y. Giants (15-1-0), Que’s JFF Bears (13-3-0), and James Jimmy’s JFF Cowboys (12-4-0).

In the AFC playoffs, Damian’s #3 Seeded JFF Patriots walloped the JFF Bengals 60-0 in the Wild-Card Round, then got the best of Air’s #2 Seeded JFF Colts 31-28 before losing in the AFC Conference Championship to Cliff’s JFF Ravens 17-7. In the NFC Playoffs, Que’s JFF Bears pulled off a huge upset over Mike Ruiz’s much more highly favored JFF N.Y. Giants 26-22 in the Divisional Round before losing to Top Dawg’s JFF Bucs 27-10 in the NFC Conference Championship.

For the second time in league history, two undefeated teams met in the JFF Super Bowl, with Cliff’s JFF Ravens edging Top Dawg’s JFF Bucs 21-18 in JFF Super Bowl IX.

General Comments: The tenth season of The JFF Madden NFL Online League marked only the third time the league had as many as three former JFF Super Bowl Champions participating in the league, and the first time since the Fall 2006 season: Curtis “The Natural” Knight (Fall 2006 JFF Super Bowl Champion), Michael “Cadillac” Porterfield (Fall 2004 JFF Super Bowl Champion), and Clifton “Cliff” Spencer (Fall 2013 JFF Super Bowl Champion). The league had as many as 22 active league members, and this was also the first season where the league returned to requiring an entry fee and providing monetary rewards to playoff participants since the Fall 2006 season. What was also different is that playoff games were required to be streamed live on Twitch.tv

In the AFC, the #1 Seed in the AFC Conference playoffs was Kory G’s JFF Cleveland Browns (15-1-0), the #2 Seed was Joshua Shelton’s JFF Miami Dolphins (12-4-0), the #3 Seed was Air Attack’s JFF Indianapolis Colts (12-4-0), and the #4 Seed was Jon Jon’s JFF San Diego Chargers (11-5-0). The two Wild-Card teams in the AFC Conference were Erick “Kruz Kontrol” Cruz’s JFF Buffalo Bills (#5 Seed; 11-5-0) and Jody a.k.a. Musashi’s JFF Baltimore Ravens (#6 Seed; 11-5-0). There were two episodes of ‘controversy’ during the Regular Season. Anthony “Big Dose” Rhodes, who was the original Owner / Coach of the JFF Houston Texans got dismissed from the league by Da Commish after Week Seven. He was replaced by Addison a.k.a. “Deuce,” whose JFF Texans finished 8-2-0 after taking over the 2-4-0 team. Secondly, Andrew’s JFF New England Patriots (11-5-0) finished with a better AFC East division record than the JFF Buffalo Bills, but were somehow left out of the AFC Conference playoffs. Many felt the JFF Patriots should have been included instead of the JFF Bills, but the Bills did have the better AFC Conference record.

In the NFC, the #1 seed in the NFC Conference playoffs was Cadillac’s JFF San Francisco 49ers (14-2-0), the #2 Seed was The Natural’s JFF Carolina Panthers (13-3-0), the #3 Seed was Cliff’s JFF Dallas Cowboys (12-4-0), and the #4 Seed was Tim a.k.a. Tim Dog’s JFF Green Bay Packers (11-5-0). The two Wild-Card teams in the NFC Conference were Kedren Parsons a.k.a. Top Dawgg and his JFF Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#5 Seed; 12-4-0) and his brother, Damian Parsons and his JFF Arizona Cardinals (#6 Seed; 12-4-0). Two other teams barely missed out: Malo’s JFF Seattle Seahawks finished 11-5-0, but at least two of their five losses were Auto Pilot losses that could have been avoided, and another loss was due to a suspension for a rules violation; Also, Que’s JFF Philadelphia Eagles (11-5-0) came within one game of earning a playoff berth. It is to be noted that none of The Natural’s three losses during the Regular Season were to a human opponent (all three losses were CPU driven simulated losses).

In the AFC Divisional Round, Kory G’s JFF Browns easily handled Jon Jon’s JFF Chargers Patriots 27-14 and Air’s JFF Colts won a close thriller over Josh’s JFF Dolphins 21-14. In the NFC Divisional Round, Cadillac’s JFF 49ers got the best of Damian’s JFF Cardinals for the second time in three games 34-18, and The Natural’s JFF Panthers defeated Tim Dog’s JFF Packers in a contest that was closer than expected, 24-14.

In the NFC Conference Championship, The Natural’s JFF Panthers completely dominated on defense in the second half of the game to give Carolina the NFC crown over Cadillac’s JFF 49ers 38-17. In the AFC Conference Championship, Air’s JFF Colts ran for a league playoff record 400 yards in an upset victory over Kory G’s more highly favored JFF Browns 35-17. Air’s JFF Colts became the first team in league history to earn a berth in the Super Bowl with more than 75% of their yards on offense coming from their run game (Indianapolis averaged a league-record 313 yards rushing in their first three playoff games and only 71 yards passing).

JFF Super Bowl X actually had to be played twice due to the first game freezing approximately thirty seconds before the Halftime break. In the first contest, the game between The Natural’s JFF Panthers and Air’s JFF Colts was close and competitive up until approximately the Two-Minute warning. At that point, Carolina went up 21-14 after a passing touchdown, and on Indianapolis’ very next drive, JFF Colts QB Terrelle Pryor was picked off and had his interception returned 51 yards for a touchdown to put the JFF Panthers up 28-14. In the second Super Bowl contest, Air’s JFF Colts punted the ball to The Natural’s JFF Panthers twice at the beginning of the game, and allowed them to regain their 14 point margin. Then, beginning with roughly the middle of the First Quarter, the JFF Panthers dominated the game on the defensive end and maintained control over the last three-and-a-half quarters as Carolina went on to outscore Indianapolis 20-10 to give The Natural his second official Super Bowl Championship, and first since the Fall 2006 season. It was Air’s second time losing in the JFF Super Bowl. His JFF St. Louis Rams lost to Wacavelli’s JFF Broncos in JFF Super Bowl II 21-0 during the Spring 2003 season.

1. JFF Chicago Bears (64 total sacks for the season to date)
2. JFF Seattle Seahawks (63 total sacks for the season to date)
3. JFF Baltimore Ravens (52 total sacks for the season to date)
4. JFF Carolina Panthers (49 total sacks for the season to date)
3. JFF Oakland Raiders (46 total sacks for the season to date)
6. JFF Buffalo Bills (44 total sacks for the season to date)

Total interceptions on defense

1. JFF Cleveland Browns (40 total interceptions for the season to date)
2. JFF Buffalo Bills (37 total interceptions for the season to date)
3. JFF Baltimore Ravens (35 total interceptions for the season to date)
4. JFF New York Jets (30 total interceptions for the season to date)
5. JFF Carolina Panthers (29 total interceptions for the season to date)
6. [tie] JFF Seattle Seahawks (28 total interceptions for the season to date)
6. [tie] JFF Tampa Bay Buccaneers (28 total interceptions for the season to date)

JFF League Commissioner announces that a Summer 2015 season will be played on All-Pro

The JFF League Commissioner has announced that for the first time in league history, a third season will take place on the same edition of Madden NFL. Previously, the most seasons that have ever been sponsored by The JFF on one edition is two seasons (a Fall Season and Spring Season was sponsored on Madden NFL 2003 and Madden NFL 2004). The league only sponsored one season on Madden 2005 (Fall 2004 season), Madden 2006 (Fall 2005 season), Madden 2007 (Fall 2006 season), Madden 2013 (Spring / Summer 2013 season), and Madden 2014-25th Anniversary edition (Fall 2013 season).

The season will be played on All-Pro for the second time on Madden 2015, and for the fifth time in twelve seasons. That decision was met with a bit of controversy by some of the JFF league members. “I realize that many members highly favor the All-Madden level of difficulty, but the realistic fact is, there have been way too many high scoring games and large margin blowouts on All-Madden,” said the League Commissioner. “With the exception of a handful of contests during the Spring / Summer 2013 season, our games have always been closer and more competitive with final scores and game stats resembling real NFL contests on All-Pro than All-Madden.”

Off-season activities will begin on Monday, April 27, 2015 with Preseason games beginning on Sunday, May 10, 2015 and the Regular Season officially beginning on Friday, May 29, 2015. JFF Super Bowl XII would be played on either Sunday, August 9, 2015, Monday, August 10, 2015, or Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

League members who are currently active in the Spring 2015 season will have until Friday, April 24, 2015 to submit both a $24.00 Team Ownership Rights Retainer Fee as well as a $16.00 Refundable Security Deposit that will be returned to them if they do not have two or more simulated losses and/or Auto Pilot losses during the Regular Season. During the Preseason period, some teams will have to pay more than $24.00 to maintain the rights to their team (either $32.00 or $40.00, depending on the number of players on their team with an OVR attribute rating of 85 or higher) while other league members will receive an $8.00 rebate if they end up with a team that has very few players with an OVR attribute rating of 85 or higher.

Any team that has not been secured by Friday, April 24, 2015 will become available for any new league member or current league member to purchase. This will be the third year in the same Continuing Franchise through EA Sports’ Connected Franchise Mode.

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